# Political participation matters to eight-in-ten Americans Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/political-participation-matters-to-eight-in-ten-americans/ > Indexed question in Politics. ## Reading In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 22 to 28, 2025, 80% of Americans said participating in politics is at least somewhat important. This includes 43% who said very important and 37% who said somewhat important. About one in five said political participation is not very or not at all important (20%), with 13% who said not very important and 8% who said not at all important. ## Topline Some people think that politics is too divisive and not worth the effort. What best describes your opinion about participating in politics (e.g., voting, talking about politics, volunteering)? Participating in politics is… 80% of Americans say political participation is at least somewhat important. Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale. - Very important: 43.4% - Somewhat important: 36.5% - Not very important: 12.6% - Not important at all: 7.5% ## Methodology - Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting - Population: US adults age 18+ - Field dates: 2025-05-22 → 2025-05-28 - Base (unweighted): 1,000 - Margin of error: +/- 3.1% - Module: Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040 - Sponsor: Verasight - Weight variable: weight - Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status ## Source - Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#civic-and-political-participation](https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#civic-and-political-participation) ## Citation Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2025-040, fielded May 22-28, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.1%. Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#civic-and-political-participation](https://verasight-aapor-2025.tiiny.co#civic-and-political-participation)